I'm a big fan and friend of Emiliano's , but I could honestly care less about this character.

That's okay. Not everyone will like everything MOTU or in MOTUC. I'm just trying to help spread awareness of who Illumina is as a character. If that garners more support, that's awesome. I'm not trying to force anyone to like her.

Also, just a reminder that Illumina Day is only 35 days away! If you want to take part by drawing, baking, sculpting, painting, gluing or sewing something...it would be a good time to get started (if you haven't already)!

A fan page for Illumina just started up! This is the type of page you just hit the "like" button to follow. It will be easier to manage and follow. Pictures/Galleries are SO simple and easy to view on fan pages, but not so much in a Group.

Anyway, I encourage everyone that's interested in getting an Illumina figure in MOTUC one day, to join the new page!

1) He-Man.org has started their fan-vote poll (winning character to be added to Mattel's list 2013 subscribers get to vote on). I'm very excited to see Illumina is doing well in both the German fan poll and the .org fan poll. Illumina is currently first place on the .org and 2nd place in the German fan poll at 79 votes. The German-vote first place is Geldor with 114 (yes, I counted all the votes from the four different German sites ). I think it's a sure bet that he will win, but you never know because fans can change their votes on the German sites. Surprises could still happen!

3) Finally, anyone wanting to take part in "Illumina Day!" please remember, it's NINE days away (same day as MattyCollector.com's order day). If you're still working on stuff, or haven't started yet, you have nine days left! Artistic ability does not matter. It's all in good fun!

Even though it's 5 days early, I will post my main Illumina Day entry.

I got this idea from T-shirts my mom had when I was young. They were bulldogs that had a saying and a picture of a bulldog mimicking the word. ex: Convertibull (with a cartoon dog having his mouth opened like a convertible), Bulldozer, etc.

Here's my Illumina pic using that similar idea attached to pin-up art.:

I think a lot of the demand for her to be made is also as a thank you to Val and Emiliano for the work they did on those comics and for the MOTU community (plus the character would look great as an MOTUC figure). She gets my vote.

I agree Jim. I personally enjoyed the comics they produced. I met Val briefly at Comic Con a few years go when MVC got the license to produce the comics and he had this geniune love for the comics. We talked briefly and Emiliano did a sketch of Man At Arms for me. I picked up their preview comic at the booth and they both signed it. Really nice guys. I have that comic with the cover with Illumina I was interested to see what she was going to be about but was surprised when the story was different for that next issue.

Illumina Day, Mattycollector.com order day AND the final day of the He-Man.org fan character poll are tomorrow! It's a big day!

- You can vote for Illumina in the He-Man.org Fan Poll even if you are not a registered member of He-Man.org! The winner of the poll will be added as one of the 8 total selections on Mattel's Official 2013 Character poll. The winner of Mattel's poll gets made into a MOTUC figure!

For this poll, instead of only voting one character, you rank them in the order you like them most.

You can read about the character choices on the .org poll at the link I post below (with pictures if you click on their names). Just scroll down to the red, bolded "The 2011 He-Man Fan Poll Candidates:"

- Also, if you "like" the Illumina Fan Page on Facebook, you have a chance at winning free MOTUC figures! That's pretty cool of them. When they hit 500 fans (or "likes") they will be giving away a Vikor figure! The next giveaway is when they hit 750 "likes"! You can join here:

Illumina came in 2nd place in the German Fan Vote Poll (26 votes behind 1st place, Geldor) and Illumina came in 1st place in the He-Man.org Fan Vote Poll that was open to everyone! Second place went to Huntara from the She-Ra: Princess of Power Cartoon (trailing by 209 points).

Geldor and Illumina will face off against each other and SIX other characters chosen by Mattel in the 2013 Subscriber Fan Vote, taking place mid 2012.

Also, here's a link to a compilation of ALL the Illumina Day submissions I have come across. If I missed any, please let me know!

I made a collage of all the Illumina Day-supporting Avatars that I saw used today as a thank you to everyone who took part in Illumina Day! Some are duplicates only because they were used by multiple people. It was a lot of work these few months spreading the word about Illumina, but I think a lot more people know who she is now.

Thank you for all the love for Illumina and the Illumina Day endeavor.

If you still have a submission you are working on that you didn't get finished for today, feel free to still post it when completed.

Clearly a lot of people have jumped on board the Illumina bandwagon. It will be really interesting to see which six characters Mattel puts up against these two.

It will be interesting! The wait is going to be excruciating though. I'm not sure when Mattel will announce their 6 picks. If they do it at SDCC, I don't think that will really give people much time to consider which character they want to vote for.

By the end of 2015, we will have every single MOTU and PoP figure from the 80's made in the Masters of the Universe Classics line, as well as the main New Adventures, 200X and Filmation characters.

Now is the time for Illumina. On December 15th, 2011, the very first "Illumina Day" was held and it got some great support throughout the web. One common theme though, was some people wanted "Ram Man" first or "X" other character before Illumina. All those requested figures people wanted before Illumina have now been made.

Also in 2011, Mattel gave He-Man.org and a few German fan sites the chance to get their top character choice a spot on the Fan Choice vote. Illumina won the He-Man.org fan vote and came in second place overall between the German fan sites (Geldor won their vote). Mattel chose the other 6 slots.

In 2012, the fan vote took place. For every 2013 MOTUC sub you purchased, you got a "ticket" you could vote with. Geldor came in first place, with Illumina a VERY close second. Toyguru announced she lost by a mere 20 votes! Geldor was released November, 2013.

In 2014, He-Man.org held a 2016 MOTUC Character Selection Playoffs. Every single character and variant from every single iteration of MOTU was on the voting list. This list included everything, including all German, Brazilian and UK comics, books, audio plays, etc. The list was exhaustive. Illumina lasted 10 weeks and ranked #13th in the 4th round (out of 5 rounds, only the top 10 moved on).

Fans have proven countless times how popular Illumina is and how they would love to see her in MOTUC. Please show your continued support for Illumina in MOTUC on "Illumina Day!" - December 15th, 2014 by posting fan art, cosplay, fanfic, poems, cakes, or anything else. Any and all support is appreciated.

December 1st, 2014 will be the day everyone wanting to participate in Illumina Day will change their avatars to an Illumina one, or Illumina-themed one (you could just colourize your current one blue and white like some people did in 2011).

Okay everyone, it's December 1st...and you know what that means, right? It's time for those who support Illumina in MOTUC and/or MOTU's future to begin changing your avatars to Illumina ones or Illumina-themed ones (blue and white versions of your own, are fine).

If you need help, I've made up a wide selection of Illumina avatars. They're available here: